"Wolfgang Finger, whose friends call him Wolf, was born in East Germany in 1946. At the age of Four, he and his family escaped to West Germany. He later immigrated to the United States in 1957.

Wolf is a man skilled in many things. He is a stone mason, artist, stained glass designer and finally, a wood carver. Although he is an expert in each of these endeavors, in this treatise we are primarily interested in his skill as a woodcarver.

He chose bird carving because he always felt close to nature and lived in the country most of his life. He has spent a great deal of time in the woods studying birds, observing them close up to become familiar with their feathering and coloring.

His miniature birds have been described as exquisite. A recent Banded King Fischer took a first place and a grey Falcon took second place in the prestigious Ward Foundation World Competition Show at Ocean City, Maryland. His latest project is two miniature whooping cranes executing their mating dance. Although he has accomplished many things, Wolf's nature is not to get into a rut but to accept new challenges.

Wolf has appeared with Edie Huggins on Channel 10 Philadelphia and has been featured in newspapers, articles, and in national woodcarving magazines. He has directed and produced two carving videos, one on a Chikadee, the other on a Baltimore Oriole.

Many of his pieces of art are in private collections, Two reside with Paul Stankerd, World renown Glass Artist (Paper weight flame-worker). He recently illustrated a book for Bruce Daniels, a world renown horse shoe farrier. The book is called, 'Just Another Day on the Farm'.

'My new challenge is to take you through space via reverse glass painting. I have always enjoyed working with glass and to be able to use this medium to experience the magnitude of the universe and its cosmos is truly humbling. My intent is not so much authenticity, but an artistic expression of the endless beauty that is to be seen in the multitude of galaxies. The beauty of planets, nebulae, suns, stars, supernovas, and the vast pictures that are created by their movement, collisions, birth, and death. This is an artistic adventure that I will be on for the rest of my life', says Wolf.

Wolf also worked at the Philadelphia Zoo as a zookeeper and then in the exhibits department, one of the jobs he enjoyed the most. Wolf states, 'art has always been natural for me where time is lost in the experience of creating joy and contentment is found within the finished projects. I try not to put too much intellectual meaning into my art by allowing the beauty and natural forms and paintings to do the talking. I hope that those who see this work will enjoy the creations as much as I have enjoyed creating them.'"

Collective777 - Arcana

The Hanged Man - Barry William Hale, Pen and Pencil on Paper, 80 x 60cm. SOLD

The Fool - Barry William Hale, Pen and Pencil on Paper, 80 x 60cm. SOLD

The Chariot - Barry William Hale, Pen and Pencil on Paper, 80 x 60cm. SOLD

"I have always been drawn to the art world. Growing up in a family of artists, it was a love that was encouraged, cultivated the same as any other aspect of living and growing. The idea of taking something that existed only within my imagination and using my own hands to make it a reality captivated me. My mother a painter, my sister an illustrator, my father a photographer, but the eye and skill of creating 2-Dimensional arts had always eluded me. It was within the 3-Dimensional works that I found myself the taking and forming of a whole object from a simple lump of clay.

And where I had found my medium in ceramics it was with nature that I discovered my inspiration. From very early on in my life I had been drawn to the more elegant and organic styles found within Asian art and Art Nouveau. It was this element of nature, of the more organic form that I wanted my work to reflect. I utilize the more basic techniques of hand building and slab work with low relief carving to achieve the desired effect."

Susan Culver

Angel Meets Janus - Acrylic on Canvas, 30” x 24”

Boardwalk Bird Woman - Acrylic on Canvas, 16” x 20”

Bombs Away - Acrylic on Canvas, 36” x 24”

Cows Of A Different Color - Oil on Canvas, 14” x 11”

Dark Before Light - Acrylic on Canvas, 32” x 36”

Dead Tree California - Oil on Canvas, 16” x 8”

Designer Bird Nests - Oil on Canvas, 16” x 20”

Do You Mime - Oil on Canvas, 16” x 20”

Fish Out of Water - Acrylic on Canvas, 24” x 30”

Framed - Acrylic on Canvas, 30” x 26”

Heres Looking At You Kid - Oil on Canvas, 11” x 14”

In The Still Of The Night - Acrylic on Canvas, 14” x 11”

It's Time for a Shower - Oil on Canvas, 24” x 12”

It's A Party - Acrylic on Canvas, 20” x 16”

Jingle Birds - Acrylic on Canvas, 16” x 8”

Man In The Mirror - Acrylic on Canvas, 26” x 34”

Noahs Last Voyage - Acrylic on Canvas, 26” x 30”

Noahs Second Voyage - Oil on Canvas, 30” x 24”

Play The Goat - Acrylic on Canvas, 36” x 24”

Proud As A Peacock - Acrylic on Canvas, 24” x 30”

Santa Barbara Sentinel - Oil on Canvas, 20” x 10”

Temptation - Acrylic on Canvas, 20” x 16”

The Triplets - Acrylic on Canvas, 26” x 30”

The Bay Side Of The Shore - Oil on Canvas, 24” x 12”

The Blue Dragon - Acrylic on Canvas, 20” x 27”

The Guardian - Acrylic on Canvas, 30” x 24”

The Window Has A View - Acrylic on Canvas, 24” x 30”

They Say I See Flamingos - Acrylic on Canvas, 32” x 38”

You Say What - Acrylic on Canvas, 16” x 20”

This Boot Will Go Awalking - Acrylic on Canvas, 26” x 30”

Turtles All the Way Down - Acrylic on Canvas, 9” x 18”

Turtle Time - Oil on Canvas, 16” x 20”

Umbrella Birds - Acrylic on Canvas, 30” x 26”

Walk Like an Egyptian - Oil on Canvas, 20” x 16”

We Learn to Bend to the Wind - Oil on Canvas, 24” x 12”

Susan Culver is an artist that lives in Pitman in Gloucester County, New Jersey. She grew up in Maple Shade, NJ. Culver paints in oil and acrylic and draws with pencil. Culver attended the Tyler School of Art, which is a part of Temple University in Philadelphia. Culver earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Art Teaching Certificate and Elementary Ed K- 12. Culver graduated at the top ten percent of her class, at the age of forty. She opened her own studio and taught after-school classes to children age five through eighteen and taught adults in the evening for many years. Since that time Culver has exhibited her work in local art shows in the Philadelphia area. Including the 43rd Annual Juried Art Show at the Haddon Fortnightly in Haddonfield, NJ. Most recently her work was exhibited in the See.Me art show and Gallery in New York City on October 5th 2013.

“I am a storyteller. I tell stories that are whimsical, quirky and unique. Sometimes I tell these stories with paint, sometimes I tell them with words. I interpret the world differently then most people. I see all the colors and all the shades in between. It has been my experience in life that if you expect to find happiness and joy you will find it. If you think the world is full of hatred and ugliness then that is what will come to you.

The natural world is my love, a blue and white sky, and beautiful birds bright and full of music. I love to depict water and mountains, and plants in new and delicious colors.

I play with reality and juxtaposing objects that wouldn't ordinarily live in the same space. I like to experiment with mixing the real with the imagined. I experiment with size of objects in my work. I collect interesting and unusual objects. I bring these objects together and create something new with them. They have their own story to tell. I let them do it.

Sometimes I paint a memory or a dream. I want to share it.

I am leaving the best part of myself behind for others to discover when I no longer exist in this realm anymore. I am leaving my dreams, love and joy.”

Scott Carter

All images are before cropping and mounting on acrylic for finished product.
Please come by the Gallery to see finished works on display

"Orange Drop" A refreshing wedge of orange dropped into a cold beer, Yum! This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

"Blueberry Champagne" Finally got one in, but still missed with the others that are suspended in the air. This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

"Dueling Martinis" The liquid and blueberries dance together to create a fun blueness. This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

"Japanese House in Spring" This image is of the Japanese House and Garden at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. This is a combination of 3 photos taken at different exposures and blended together to increase the dynamic range.

"Appletini" A wave of green. This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

"Appletini version 2.0" The lemon wheel is perched perfect, but breaks the column. This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

"Blue Martini" Cherries, lemons and orange rinds combine. This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

"Martini Wave" The one athletic cherry gets into the air. This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

"Spinning Spoon" Beans flying, sugar cubes hurtling through the air and a spinning spoon cuts a wake through the coffee. This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or breakfast bar.

"Hidden Spoon" Flying beans and sugar cubes while the spoon hides in the coffee. This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or breakfast bar.

"Beer Wave" A golden ale shows off all of it's tiny bubbles. This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

"Dark Beer" The dark foam is so rich, thick and colorful. This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

"Mossy Glenn" Springtime brings back new life along with a little rain to increase the volume of water. A wonderful little waterfall from Rickett's Glenn in Pennsylvania. This is a combination of 5 photos taken at different exposures and blended together to increase the dynamic range along with very long shutter speeds to smooth out the falls.

"Hidden Away" Surrounded by new spring growth and tucked away into a nice little hiding place. A wonderful little waterfall from Rickett's Glenn in Pennsylvania. This is a combination of 5 photos taken at different exposures and blended together to increase the dynamic range along with very long shutter speeds to smooth out the falls.

"Multiple Ledges" This falls from multiple ledges and gathers in a tiny pond just right for a dip. A wonderful little waterfall from Rickett's Glenn in Pennsylvania. This is a combination of 5 photos taken at different exposures and blended together to increase the dynamic range along with very long shutter speeds to smooth out the falls.

"Blue Margarita" This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

"Blue reaches higher" Drink umbrellas, blueberries, ice and strawberries combine for an exciting display of color. This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

"Teaching Umbrellas to Fly" This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

"Exchanging Colors" Blue and Yellow make Green in mid-air. This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

"Japanese House in Winter" This image is of the Japanese House and Garden at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. This is a combination of 5 photos taken at different exposures and blended together to increase the dynamic range along with a strong ND filter to increase the time that the shutter is open.

"El Salto de Las Palmas" I was leading a photography expedition in the rainforests of Panama and was told about this wondeful waterfall in a tiny town in Panama called Las Palmas. It was a beautiful warm day which allowed me to walk around in the pond looking for the perfect place to put my tripod. In the middle of nowhere, I had this little gem all to myself for too short a time. This is a combination of 5 photos taken at different exposures and blended together to increase the dynamic range along with a very slow shutter speed to smooth the waterfall.

"Boca Chica Sunrise" It was a beautiful warm morning in Panama near the Gulf of Chiriqui and a little town called Boca Chica. This is a combination of 3 photos taken at different exposures and blended together to increase the dynamic range.

"Magnificent Old Tree" The trees in Panama are huge, this one was larger than most. The trunk of this tree, on this little deserted island, is an easy 10 feet across. I was almost tempted to put something else into the picture just for proportion. The warm salty sea breeze, the pristine deserted beach and stunning blue sky combine to make this a wonderful place.

"Meditation Space" On the Gulf of Chiriqui in Panama, you can feel the warm sea breeze, smell the ocean and relax. This is a combination of 7 photos taken at different exposures and blended together to increase the dynamic range.

"Sunset Cove" I backed up into the trees to give this a tropical frame. You are looking through a cove into the Gulf of Chiriqui in Panama near a little town called "Boca Chica". This is a combination of 7 photos taken at different exposures and blended together to increase the dynamic range along with extremely long shutter speeds to smooth out the sea.

"Sparkling Stream" You have to cross on the footbridge in the distance to get here. There is a little sign at the beginning of the bridge that tells you not to bounce on the bridge. What a wonderful little sparkling stream! The air is clean and warm and there is a light breeze that is moving the trees. This is from a photo expedition that I led into the rainforest of Panama. The little town that this is near is called "El Vale". This is a combination of 7 photos taken at different exposures and blended together to increase the dynamic range along with a very long shutter speed to smooth the water.

"Belmar Pier at Sunrise" This is Belmar beach in New Jersey on New Years Morning 2014. The Hindis say that what you do on the first day of the year will carry through for the rest of the year. This is a combination of 7 photos taken at different exposures and blended together to increase the dynamic range along with a very long shutter speed to smooth the water.

"Olive and Onions" Flying ice cubes, a lemon separating, jumping liquids, but in the middle of it all is the valiant plastic sword holding onto the olive and onions. This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

"Color Quartet" The latest in my flying liquids series and the most difficult to capture. This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

"Color Quartet version 2.0" Another one of the latest in my flying liquids series and the most difficult to capture. This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

"Drop" The simplicity of the lone Flute of Champagne with the falling blueberries is just stunning. This high speed image was created in studio in Philadelphia using custom computer chips and software to control the timing. Technically, the camera can't take this picture alone. This was caught with a flash at 1/16,000 of a second to freeze the motion of the liquid. A fun image that would be great for a kitchen, dining room or home bar.

Alexandra Thomas

I want to see what is next-- to keep moving. My work includes varying subjects in landscape, portrait, and still life, each containing subtle novelties, and odd-ball narratives. I believe that these paintings should not be just copies of what I see, but something deeper and more evocative. Results that are ‘good’ or ‘bad’ all depend on individual tastes, but every moment in life is different, and therefore posibilities for viual pleasure are endless. For me, anticipation for a satisfying final painting always builds steadily from the beginning to the moment right before completion of a work. Because every instant that I lay down the paint is special and personal, there are infinite causes and outcomes to every unique piece. My paintings are imaginings of events in motion.

Alina Osipov

“The un-avoidable, every day, physical life, enveloped by our personal orders, needs, beliefs, thoughts, and imaginations is what I try to emphasise in my work. I paint from observation as well as from reference material. I paint the life that we regularly encounter, but I paint it how I see it, how I feel it, and how I sometimes want it to be. Having lived in several countries and places, and through direct personal experience of various cultures, religions, and backgrounds, the inspirations for my work are endless, and the subjects for painting and drawing are very diverse. I like to explore the complexity of life and human existence, the idea of time and change, our faith in superstition and intuition. I want to share my celebration of life with the viewer and hopefully my thoughts and emotions can at least partially come across through my work. My mixed palette, a combination of organic and prismatic colours, and the perceived and invented shapes I elect, help me better to express what I want to express. Art, for me, serves a similar purpose as do books and writings. Art exists to provoke thoughts and emotions, to challenge the individual, to teach and to inspire.”
~Alina

Alina Osipov was born in central Germany, Arnstadt in 1989. In 1991, Alina’s family moved to Kazan, Russia and then immigrated to Israel in 1994. In 2002 the family moved to Canada to the city of Toronto, where Alina attended an academic-arts high school located in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, ON. In 2008, Alina moved to Philadelphia to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and in 2012, she graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in painting. Alina currently lives and works in Philadelphia.

Cynthia M. Harvey

Color, shape, and texture are integral players in the simplified nature of
my work. I enjoy being the observer to the point of seeing through the
object and portraying it’s essence. Often this leads to reduced and
clarified shapes and varying colors to reflect the aura emanating from the
forms. Texture, whether realized through the layering of thick impasto in
an oil painting, or the colorful patterns laid down in a collage,
fascinate me by the way that they can pull the eye in more closely to
discover the intricacies comprising the swoop of a brush stroke, or the
flat layers of paper bonding together to articulate a concise shape.

Danielle DeAngelo

My work is mostly comprised of prints, and more specifically screen prints, intaglio and the occasional
woodcut. My main subject interests are pattern, antique furniture and certain animals, including horses,
dogs, and birds. The objects, animals and patterns need to be placed together in a very specific format.
I strive for the viewer to understand the aesthetic necessity in the composition of my prints.

I work intuitively, and am process oriented. The process I am most influenced by is that of collage.
I think of my prints in the same way I do collage, as a sort of menagerie of images stacked on top
of each other in a particular order and on top of or inside an invented space. My work is gradual,
meaning I almost never begin something with a set understanding of what the finished product may be.
I almost always start out with the background of a piece and then I walk away from it and continue
something else. It is only when I come across something that absolutely belongs with it will I go back
to it. I am unable to work on one thing at a time. My brain simply does not work that way.

John Camacho

John Camacho is a PAFA graduate from 2004. He has actively shown his work
in the Greater Philadelphia Area and parts of Delaware for over the past 9
years. The Philadelphia Sketch Club and Plastic Club, Highwire Gallery,
Elkton Arts Center, and Chris White Gallery are some examples of the
places John has shown in.

Leigh Meinhart

Mike Manley was born in Detroit, Michigan and has been drawing and working
in comics and commercial art since he was 15. He has been a working comic
book professional since the age of 23. His powerful and expressive
drawings, dynamic inks and strong story telling skills, have made him an
in-demand artist for some of comic’s top titles for all of the major
publishers.

In 1982 at the age of 21, Mike was the art Director for the Detroit Metro
Times, a weekly city newspaper.

In 1984 Mike moved to Philadelphia and started working for Marvel and DC
comics. Mike finally landed at Marvel with the popular Transformers comic
and quickly moved on to other established characters like Conan, and
Spiderman. In 1990 Mike co-created and drew the character Darkhawk for
Marvel.

Not content to stay in place and in demand, Mike moved back to DC Comics
in 1993 and became the regular artist on their most popular character
Batman, starting with the 500th issue which sold 2 million copies. Mike
drew the book at the height of the character’s popularity. While at DC,
Mike added Superman and Shazam to his roster of work. In 1995 Mike formed
Action Planet Inc. to publish his own comics and ideas.

In 1996 Mike broke into the animation field and joined the staff at Warner
Bros., doing storyboards and background designs from his home in
Philadelphia on the highly successful Kids WB Superman, Batman and the new
smash hit, Batman Beyond animated TV shows. He has also worked on Samurai
Jack, Fairly Odd Parents, Batman Brave and Bold, Secret Saturdays, Venture
Brothers, Kim possible, Clerks Spawn for HBO and on MTV’s Spy Groove
series.

In 2001 Mike started his twice Eisner Award nominated Draw! Magazine and
teaches storyboarding, drawing and cartooning classes at The University of
the Arts and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he is enrolled
and has just completed his 3rd year as a painting major on his way to a
MFA. In 2010 Mike became the regular artist on the Judge Parker newspaper
comic strip.

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William Sentman

William Sentmen is a PAFA graduate from 2012. He has shown in
Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Sketch Club and Plastic Club, and Rodger
Lapelle Galleries.

A Six Piece Taste of Tarot

Lovecraft Series

Triptych of the Holy Days

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Xiao Li Ma

Xiao Li is a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago with a bachelor of fine arts degree with an emphasis
in art education, class of 2011. She has a love for creating ceramics on the potter’s wheel. Displayed
during her exhibition with be several mugs and other small sculptures.

“I make art purely for myself. I do nothing grand like bringing awareness to social injustices or world problems.
The main reason I make art is to keep sane, to stay creative, and to challenge myself. The main medium of my art
is ceramics and I let many things influence me.

I have always preferred 3-dimensional medium over 2-dimensional. While I enjoy sketching and painting, I love the
feel of objects in my hands. To be able to manipulate the texture, shape and size of an object through various
tools including my very own fingers is very empowering to me; and ceramics allows a level of skinship that makes
me feel closer to my creation. In the future, I would like to incorporate other materials such as wood and metal
into my work.

I have many influences, mainly because my attention span isn’t very long. This can be a double-edged sword, while
I am always entertained, I miss out on spending time to fully explore one theme. When I am not thinking about
making things for myself, I take inspirations from nature, other cultures and recently, stories. Given the
versatility of my medium, I have the freedom to create different forms, anything from functional pieces like
cups and plates, to more decorative works like sculptures and tiles. I enjoy looking at things in different
perspectives and bringing out sides of things that people do not always see directly.

I was exposed to small dosages of art since a young age, but was never encouraged to pursue it.
During my teenage years, art really stuck with me as a mean to express my feelings and as a stress reliever.
It’s a place where I go to ignore the world and focus on creating. While art making is something I do for myself,
it brings me joy when others resonate with my work.”

Alina Osipov

“The un-avoidable, every day, physical life, enveloped by our personal orders, needs, beliefs, thoughts, and imaginations is what I try to emphasise in my work. I paint from observation as well as from reference material. I paint the life that we regularly encounter, but I paint it how I see it, how I feel it, and how I sometimes want it to be. Having lived in several countries and places, and through direct personal experience of various cultures, religions, and backgrounds, the inspirations for my work are endless, and the subjects for painting and drawing are very diverse. I like to explore the complexity of life and human existence, the idea of time and change, our faith in superstition and intuition. I want to share my celebration of life with the viewer and hopefully my thoughts and emotions can at least partially come across through my work. My mixed palette, a combination of organic and prismatic colours, and the perceived and invented shapes I elect, help me better to express what I want to express. Art, for me, serves a similar purpose as do books and writings. Art exists to provoke thoughts and emotions, to challenge the individual, to teach and to inspire.”
~Alina

Alina Osipov was born in central Germany, Arnstadt in 1989. In 1991, Alina’s family moved to Kazan, Russia and then immigrated to Israel in 1994. In 2002 the family moved to Canada to the city of Toronto, where Alina attended an academic-arts high school located in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, ON. In 2008, Alina moved to Philadelphia to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and in 2012, she graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in painting. Alina currently lives and works in Philadelphia.

Susan Culver

I am a storyteller. I tell stories that are whimsical, quirky and unique. Sometimes I tell these stories with paint, sometimes I tell them with words. I interpret the world differently then most people. I see all the colors and all the shades in between. It has been my experience in life that if you expect to find happiness and joy you will find it. If you think the world is full of hatred and ugliness then that is what will come to you.

I love the natural world, a blue and white sky, and beautiful birds bright and full of music. I love to depict water and mountains, and plants in new and delicious colors.

I play with reality and juxtaposing objects that wouldn't ordinarily live in the same space. I like to experiment with mixing the real with the imagined. I experiment with size of objects in my work. I collect interesting and unusual objects. I bring these objects together and create something new with them. They have their own story to tell. I let them do it.

Sometimes I paint a memory or a dream. I want to share it.

I am leaving the best part of myself behind for others to discover when I no longer exist in this realm anymore. I am leaving my dreams, love and joy.

Joel Shambe

My work is an amalgam of the language of visual media, my opinion, or view, of my subect matter and my desire to create, the intention of which is to present an image that hopefully engages and invites The Viewer to a dialogue with my work. I feel The Viewer is a silent partner in all that I create, as they bring the other part of the painting's reason for living. In that spirit, and through the vocabulary of the limited oil pallette, my ongoing investigaion of religious, esoteric, and spiritual themed subjects is presented in hope that the superficial themes of, say, death or religion, give way to some of the less honored but ever present sub-themes of irony, humor, acceptance and the oft whimsical nature of Life itself. It is my greatest pleasure to offer my work to whomever fills the role of The Viewer, regardless of response, because that Soul is truly the other half of the heartbeat of any of my creations.

Aimee M. Lacuanan

My current work comes from an experimental phase of my life in which there exists a desire to explore new experiences and ideas. I am drawn to two things: experimentation with line to create texture and nature, particularly the various ways time and history can be recorded in nature. My pieces are small to draw the viewer in for closer inspection. The compositions are simple but texture focused. My interests in nature and the use of line are reflected in these pieces.

William Sentman

William Sentmen is a PAFA graduate from 2012. He has shown in
Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Sketch Club and Plastic Club, and Rodger
Lapelle Galleries.

Emily B. Elliott

These paintings of landscapes begin to look into the feeling that can be experienced by a viewer when he or she is in wide open and vast spaces. The atmosphere (fog, haze, and natural elemental occurrences) creates a curious environment which leads the viewer to the desire for exploration and inquiry. With the sense of utter quietness and the overwhelming volume of the ephemera, I hope to lend a tangibly consuming atmosphere to a viewer who is otherwise in isolation.

Similar to romanticism’s interest in the sublime-ness of nature, these depictions are borne from a fascination with the phenomenon of the elements of weather and atmosphere. With these paintings, I hope to allow the viewer to consider and experience this sort of awe with natural settings.

Alexandra Thomas

I want to see what is next-- to keep moving. My work includes varying subjects in landscape, portrait, and still life, each containing subtle novelties, and odd-ball narratives. I believe that these paintings should not be just copies of what I see, but something deeper and more evocative. Results that are ‘good’ or ‘bad’ all depend on individual tastes, but every moment in life is different, and therefore posibilities for viual pleasure are endless. For me, anticipation for a satisfying final painting always builds steadily from the beginning to the moment right before completion of a work. Because every instant that I lay down the paint is special and personal, there are infinite causes and outcomes to every unique piece. My paintings are imaginings of events in motion.